What is FTP?
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It allows you to transfer files to and from the server that your web site is on. To transfer files, you will need a FTP client and a FTP account. The advantage of FTP over downloading files from a web site is that with FTP, you can transfer a whole directory of files at a time, rather than one by one.
What is Anonymous FTP?
Anonymous FTP allows anyone to access a specified directory without a username or password. This means that anyone can access the files in your anonymous directory. Your anonymous directory is public_ftp/.
Configuring Access
If the box next to allow anonymous access to ftp://ftp.mydomain.com is checked, anyone will be able to connect to your public_ftp/ folder and download and modify files. They will not be able upload files unless the box next to allow anonymous uploads to ftp://ftp.mydomain.com is checked.
If the box next to allow anonymous uploads to ftp://ftp.mydomain.com is checked, anyone will be able to connect to your public_ftp/incoming folder and upload files. They will not be able download or modify files unless the box next to allow anonymous access to ftp://ftp.mydomain.com is checked.
